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Sheryl Crow believes her benign brain tumor was the result of ‘old archaic cell phones’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 14, 2012
Sheryl Crow believes her benign brain tumor may have been the result of using cell phones too much. NY Daily News – 09/10/12
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At school, Dads get involved
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 14, 2012
A program called WATCH D.O.G.S., now active in more than 40 states, is increasing the number of male role models at schools across the nation by encouraging fathers to volunteer at least one day a year in several types of school activities. Watch the video to learn all about this important initiative! NBC Nightly News,
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How Not to Blow It With Financial Aid
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 14, 2012
Read about the common mistakes parents and students make when seeking help with college costs. The Wall Street Journal, 9/9/2012
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How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Attractiveness And Approachability
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- September 14, 2012
Researchers from the Medical Institutet Karolinska in Stockholm, Sweden have shown in a recent study that lack of sleep not only affects our attractiveness but also our approachability. Dr. John Axelsson explains, "Our first experiment has shown that people are perceived differently when they have been deprived of sleep; the second one shows that, on
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81-year-old Fashion Week model: ‘Life exists beyond 50’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- September 14, 2012
Carmen Dell'Orefice has spent her life in front of the lens since gracing the cover of Vogue magazine in 1947, and as the world's first octogenarian model, she is still turning heads. TODAY, 9/11/2012
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A Cure That Can Be Worse Than the Illness: Popular Antibiotics May Carry Serious Side Effects
- Health & Healing
- September 14, 2012
Concern is growing over side effects caused by a popular class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. The best known fluoroquinolones are Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Avelox (moxifloxacin). In 2010, Levaquin was the best-selling antibiotic in the United States. But by last year it was also the subject of more than 2,000 lawsuits from patients who
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Volunteers cross item off 9/11 victim’s “bucket list”
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 13, 2012
Years after her daughter, Ann, died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Jenette Nelson found Ann's "bucket list" on her old laptop. Buying or building a home in North Dakota was on that list, along with volunteering for a charity. Last week, more than 500 volunteers traveled to a remote corner of the state
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Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
- Environmental Well-Being
- September 12, 2012
The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof recently visited the dairy of his childhood friend Bob Bansen, who has names for every cow in his herd and treats “his girls” like co-workers. Bob says, "if a cow is at her maximum health and maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't manage my farm so much from a
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US health care: It’s officially a mess, institute says
- Health & Healing
- September 8, 2012
The Institute of Medicine released a report on Thursday on the state of the U.S. health care system and how it wasted $750 billion in 2009- about 30 percent of all health spending- on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud, and other problems. As many as 75,000 people who died in 2005 would have lived if
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Detox Your Home, The Pretty Way
- Home & Family
- September 7, 2012
The average American home contains over 500 chemicals. Indoor air tends to be up to five times more polluted than outside air. Check out these ten ways to create a toxin-free, beautiful home – without the use of bulky air purifiers or filtration systems. EcoSalon, 9/5/2012
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Infants’ parents hand out gifts to fellow fliers ahead of twins’ first flight
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 7, 2012
The parents of infant twins handed out this note and goodie bag, along with ear plugs, to passengers on their San Francisco-Washington, DC flight as a preemptive apology for any crying or nuisance the babies might cause. "We're twin baby boys on our first flight… We’ll try to be on our best behavior, but we’d
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New study links ex-NFLers and brain disease
- Health & Healing
- September 7, 2012
As the NFL kicks off its 2012 season, an important medical study came out Wednesday on the dangers of pro football and what a career of collisions can do to the brain. Researchers found that NFL players are more likely to die from degenerative neurological diseases (like Alzheimer's and ALS) than the general population –
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Michaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 31, 2012
Sierra Leonean ballet dancer Michaela DePrince lost both of her parents at age three. She was adopted by an American couple and became a ballet dancer in the United States. DePrince made her professional debut last month in South Africa, and now her goal is to change traditionally held views about black ballet dancers. CNN,
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Coldplay Grants Wish To Sick Teen
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- August 31, 2012
18-year-old Amber suffers from Crohn’s Disease, and said she wanted to meet the band because “…their music helped me get through a lot of questionable and hard times and inspired my artwork. When I listen to their albums my emotions, thoughts and worries escape, helping me keep a positive outlook on life." Look to the
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Chemicals Banned From Toys Lurk in School Supplies
- Home & Family
- August 31, 2012
"While phthalates have been banned in children's toys, similar safeguards don't yet exist to keep them out of lunchboxes, backpacks and other children's school supplies," Mike Schade of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, which released the report Sunday, said in a statement. Phthalates have been linked to chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, and
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